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Read John’s recent articles from Bass Magazine Online.
For almost 30 years, John contributed to the pages of Bass Player Magazine with his columns The Tradition and Jazz Concepts. John continues to write for Bass Magazine Online, offering valuable information, research and insights to the bass community.
Superbass! Interview — Ray Brown, John Clayton, Christian McBride — 1997
Superbass! Interview with Ray Brown, Christian McBride, John Clayton — 1997
by John Goldsby
Three generations of the jazz bass tradition made a visit to Cologne, Germany last spring: Ray Brown, John Clayton, and Christian McBride. These master players recorded for one week and played a concert at the Koelner Philharmonie with the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Big Band (the Cologne Radio Big Band). My steady gig is with the WDR Big Band, so I played in the large ensemble sections while Ray, John and Christian played in solo, duo, and trio formations. The arrangements were written by John Clayton, who also conducted the big band . . . in between running back and forth to his bass!
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Jazz Concepts: Just the Two Of Us
Bass in the Duo Universe from BassMagazine — The Future of Bass — July 31, 2023 My current recording project features several EPs of piano
Jazz Concepts: Why No One Sounds Like Charles Mingus
Jazz Concepts: Why No One Sounds Like Charles Mingus Photo: charlesmingus.com Bass Magazine, Jan. 9, 2023 He played with reckless abandon, embraced the joy of
Jazz Concepts: High School Jazz
Jazz Concepts: High School Jazz In 1968, a student at Palo Alto High School near San Francisco had the idea to present a jazz concert.
How To Practice — Presentation Materials
Here are the supporting materials for my “How to Practice Workshop” that I recently presented at ZUYD Conservatorium Maastricht. Download and enjoy! Download the zip
Jazz Concepts: Back to the Roots
Jazz Concepts: Back to the Roots by John Goldsby — Bass Magazine — Issue 9 How large is the number called a Googol? You could
How to Build a Walking Bass Line
Zusatzmaterial — Bergisches Jazz Workshop — Bass Master Class Hier klicken zum herunterladen.
“Didn’t Wake Up This Morning” … Get the Blues … Play the Blues … (workshop notes and links)
Here are the notes for my presentation on The Blues: “Didn’t Wake Up This Morning” … Get the Blues … Play the Blues Notes &